Alçıtepe

Alçıtepe, also known by its former name, Krithia, is a small village in on a commanding high plateau, about 4 miles from , the tip of the Thracian Chersonesos, now Gallipoli Peninsula.
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  • Type: Village with 433 residents
  • Description: village in Eceabat, Çanakkale, northwestern Turkey
  • Also known as: Alcitepe”, “Alçı Tepe”, “Karethia”, “Kırte”, and “Krite
  • Historically known as: Krithia

Places of Interest

Highlights include Military memorial cemeteries of Çanakkale and Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery.

Cemetery
Photo: Ossden, Public domain.
is a cemetery.

Cemetery
is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission containing the remains of Allied troops who died during the Gallipoli campaign.

Cemetery
is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission containing the remains of allied troops who died during the Battle of Gallipoli in Turkey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sedd el Bahr and Behramlı.

Village
Photo: Jll, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a village in the Eceabat District, , . It is located at on the peninsula in . The village lies east of the cape, on the shore of the . is situated 6 km southwest of Alçıtepe.

Village
is a village in the Eceabat District of in Turkey. Its population is 425. is situated 7 km northeast of Alçıtepe.

Alçıtepe

Latitude
40.09491° or 40° 5′ 42″ north
Longitude
26.2273° or 26° 13′ 38″ east
Population
433
Elevation
103 metres (338 feet)
Open location code
8GG836VG+XW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 412399310
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
752163
Wiki­data ID
Q1889135
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Vietnamese—“Alçıtepe” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: Алчътепе
  • Chechen: Алчитепе
  • Chinese: 阿奇巴巴
  • Dutch: Alçıtepe
  • German: Alçıtepe
  • Greek: Κριθία
  • Italian: Krithia
  • Malay: Krithia
  • Russian: Алчитепе
  • Serbian: Алчитепе
  • Tatar: Алчытепе
  • Turkish: Alçıtepe, Eceabat
  • Turkish: Alçıtepe
  • Uzbek: Alchitepe
  • Vietnamese: Alçıtepe, Eceabat
  • Vietnamese: Alçıtepe
  • Alçıtepe

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Alçıtepe”. Photo: Hüseyin Öcal, CC BY 3.0.